Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi has received an additional sentence of over seven years in prison and a travel ban. This follows her commencement of a hunger strike and prior activism, including supporting nationwide protests. Her continued imprisonment and sentencing occur amidst Iran’s attempts to negotiate its nuclear program and a broader crackdown on dissent.
Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi was arrested by Iranian security forces on Friday at a memorial ceremony for a lawyer, Khosrow Alikordi, who recently died. Mohammadi, along with other activists including Sepideh Gholian, was detained in Mashhad after attending the ceremony, where attendees chanted anti-government slogans. Alikordi, who had defended clients in sensitive cases, was found dead on December 5th, with rights groups raising concerns about his death. Mohammadi, currently on temporary leave from prison, has been a vocal critic of the Iranian government and has been imprisoned for much of the past decade.
John Q. Hosedrinker